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How to Isolate Management Machines from Production

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This guide explains how to isolate management machines to improve security.

A Nutanix cluster contains two different types of management machines after delivery:

  • VM, 1 CVM per node plus Prism Central
  • Physical servers (nodes)

To increase the security of management machines, it is recommended to isolate them from the production environment.

Requirements

  • A Nutanix cluster in your OVHcloud account

Instructions

Step 1

Connect to the Prism Central Web interface.

Go to Network & Security and open Subnets.

Isolate management machines from production - step 1

 

Step 2

In this example, VLAN 0 is associated with the "base" subnet on the "vs0" virtual switch.

To isolate the management network, you can use a new subnet in VLAN 1 for example.

To do this, click on Create Subnet.

Isolate management machines from production - step 2

 

Enter a name for your network, then select a VLAN ID, cluster, and the "vs0" virtual switch.

Then click Save.

Isolate management machines from production - step 3

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